Billy Nungesser

William Harold "Billy" Nungesser (10 January 1959-) was Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana from 11 January 2016, succeeding Jay Dardenne.

Biography
William Harold Nungesser was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on 10 January 1959, the son of Governor Dave Treen's chief-of-staff and his wife, who was a charter member of the Republican League of Louisiana. Nungesser worked in his family's offshore catering business before founding the General Marine Leasing Company to accomodate offshore workers. From 2007 to 2015, he served as President of Plaquemines Parish, topping two opponents with over 71% of the vote. In 2015, he ran for Lieutenant-Governor with "You Are My Sunshine" as his campaign song, and he won the election with 55.38% of the vote, coming to serve as Lieutenant-Governor to the Democratic governor John Bel Edwards. He opposed the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans, but many of his opponents called him a "Republican in Name Only" (RINO) for his cooperation with the Democratic governor; he rejected the label, arguing that he was putting state before politics. On 12 October 2019, he was re-elected Lieutenant-Governor.